[TheScorpion]

I just wanted to clarify that I do like Sean Monahan a lot and I want nothing more than to see him succeed again as he has in the past. I think he has a pretty good chance of becoming a very useful player if his deployment is altered only slightly.

Right now, I think the Flames have two better options to play at centre in the top-six (Lindholm and Backlund) and Monahan is not suited to a bottom-six role. That, coupled with his underwhelming results at centre away from Gaudreau, prompted me to start thinking about how he could thrive if counted upon to cover less ground and get a jump on breakouts.

It's not because of any bias against Monahan or anything. I think he is, without a doubt, a top-six forward in the NHL. But I don't think the centre position plays ideally to his strengths and attributes.